📄 What You Need to Know About Your Asylum Decision Letter
When your asylum claim is decided, you will get an important letter from the Home Office 📨. This letter is called a “Determination of Asylum Claim”. This letter tells you:
- ✅ What decision has been made about your asylum case
- ✅ What type of immigration status you now have
- ✅ The date the decision was made
🛂 What Immigration Status Did You Get?
Your letter will say that you now have one of these four types of status:
- 🟢 Refugee Status
- 🟡 Humanitarian Protection
- 🔵 Discretionary Leave to Remain
- ⚪ Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
Each status means you can stay in the UK, but the rules and time limits are a bit different for each one.
💳 What Happens Next? Say Hello to Your eVisa
The UK no longer issues physical BRP cards. Instead, everyone now uses an eVisa—a digital visa that shows your immigration status online.
🕒 When You Get Your eVisa:
- You’ll receive your decision letter first.
- Then, you must create a UKVI online account to access your eVisa
- If you already had a BRP issued before 31 Dec 2024, you need to set up your account before then. If you miss it, you can still do it later
❌ What If You Don’t Set It Up?
- Your physical BRP expires on 31 Dec 2024 and won’t be accepted as proof of status after the grace period ends
- Once the grace period ends, only the eVisa will work to show you can live, work, rent, or get services in the UK
🚨 What Should You Do Now?
- Create a UKVI account using your BRP or passport number, date of birth, email, and phone
- Link your passport to your eVisa so you can travel outside the UK and come back.
- Generate share codes from your account—these are used by landlords, employers, and doctors to check your status
📌 Keep Your Old Documents Safe
- Keep any expired BRP cards until they’re no longer useful—they may help set up your eVisa or for future visa applications
- Use your passport with your eVisa account when travelling—it remains your ID.
✅ Why This Is Better
- eVisas are digital and more secure (you can’t lose them)
- You’ll be able to prove your status online anytime, anywhere
⚠️ Important Note, If you plan to travel abroad before your BRP expires:
- Carry your BRP and passport.
- Set up your eVisa before returning to the UK
📌 Keep These Safe (Final Reminder)
✅ Save your decision letter and eVisa share codes. You will need them to:
- Apply for housing 🏠
- Get benefits or a job 💼
- Register with a doctor 🏥
- Open a bank account 🏦
